Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GULAKOWSKI, RANDY P

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1763 1766 1767 1796

This examiner grants 22% of resolved cases

Analysis

Randy P. Gulakowski is an examiner in Art Unit 1763 within Tech Center 1700. He has 58 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 22.4%. This percentage provides a baseline for the probability of an allowance when prosecuting applications in his docket.

The data shows a median days to allowance of 1223. This figure represents the time from filing to a grant for applications that reach allowance. Additionally, the interview lift is 11.0%. This lift indicates that cases involving an interview have a higher allowance rate than the overall 22.4% rate.

Practitioners can use the 58 resolved cases to understand the examiner's history of resolutions in Tech Center 1700. The 1223 median days to allowance and the 11.0% interview lift are metrics for managing client expectations. These figures suggest that direct communication is a strategy for applicants in Art Unit 1763.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

22.4%
Allow Rate
-42.6% vs TC avg
66
Total Applications
+11.0%
Interview Lift
1223
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 58 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.1%
§102 Novelty
45.0%
§103 Obviousness
24.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18700549 POLYAMIDE BLOCK COPOLYMER Non-Final OA KURARAY CO., LTD.
17795196 POLYESTER COPOLYMER COMPRISING RECYCLED MONOMERS Non-Final OA SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
17299030 ZIRCONIUM-BASED AND LANTHANUM-BASED ETHYLENICALLY UNSATURATED METAL SALTS Final Rejection Arkema France
18346392 POLYESTER RESIN AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME, AND PAINT Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18701346 METHOD OF COLLECTING e-CAPROLACTAM AND POLYAMIDE 6 OLIGOMER, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING POLYAMIDE 6 Non-Final OA Toray Industries, Inc.
18291077 POLYARYLENE SULFIDE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA TOSOH CORPORATION
18016562 EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION Non-Final OA THREEBOND CO., LTD.

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